Day 4

Today we left New Orleans, but not before visiting some of the old cemeteries. We visited a graveyard for the people who cannot afford the traditional mausoleum (which means you are buried in the ground in a rather shallow grave.) New Orleans is at sea level, and bodies are pushed up out of the ground, and heave and cave in and what not. It was quite sad actually to see, but a harsh reality I suppose. After that we visited a traditional Cemetery. Once we left town, we headed for Baton Rouge, and on the way stopped at a Plantation house called Oak Alley, which was one of the most beautiful sites we have seen thus far. Then we headed on to Texas!

This pathway is a quarter mile in length, and leads to bank of the Mississippi River, which is now on the other side of a levy. It is lined by 28, 300 year old oaks.

This is the view from the balcony of the Plantation house.

This is me enjoying a mint julep during one last stroll down the pathway before we headed out. (I only drank a bit of it cause there was a butt-load of bourbon in it, Mike didn't like.... but I rather enjoyed the taste. )